good fourth quarter gave Maccabi the win

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Maccabi Tel Aviv kept its perfect record (14-0) in the Israeli super league after beating Ironi Ramat Gan 101-87 at Nokia arena in Tel Aviv. Maccabi, who played without the injured center Vujcic, trailed by 7 points at halftime, but came out strong in the last period – scoring 30 points, to save the game. Maccabi shot 34 times behind the arc, scoring 14 threes, and was led by Simas Jasaitis who scored 22 points including 6 three pointers. Halperin had a great game (18 points, 7 rebounds) and Sharp added 17 points. Ramat Gan played strong most of the game but eventually gave up to Maccabi s deep rotation. Maccabi: Jasaitis 22, Halperin 18, Sharp 17, Arnold 12, Green 12, Shason 11, Bynum 4, Eliyahu 4, Felix 1. Ramat Gan: Wilson 22, Kadir 22, Lewis 13, Roth 7, Allen 6, Simin 4, Kohanski 3, Brener 2.

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